And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we will hear: but let not God speak with us, lest we die.

“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”

And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink.

But God did not lay His hand on the nobles of Israel; they saw Him, and they ate and drank.